Exam 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

________ is usually the most effective treatment for phobias, such as fear of dogs or of public speaking.

What basic assumptions underlie the humanist therapies? What are the goals of humanist therapy, and how does the client-centered (nondirective) approach suggest therapists can help clients reach these goals?

Analyze in detail three behavioral techniques, discussed in your textbook, which psychotherapists use to help clients change unwanted behaviors. Include key terms and definitions.

Dr. Rodriguez believes that his clients have the free will determine their own destinies, and that his job as a therapist is to help them learn to cope with the inescapable realities of life and death. Dr. Rodriguez would be best described as a _____________ therapist.

When a patient comes in complaining of a headache, the therapist views the headache as the tip of a mental iceberg, with the real problem hidden in the deep unconscious. Which type of therapy would this represent?

Lucinda frequently finds herself getting upset and yelling at her husband, co-workers, and friends. What therapeutic technique would start with having Lucinda keep a record of when, where, and with whom she loses her temper?

Neuroleptics have their primary effect by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

_________ maintains that a client's problems develop in the context of family, are sustained by family interactions, and that any change made by the client will affect all the family members.

In many ways, the scientist-practitioner gap centers around which of the following questions?

What are five cautions about taking medications for psychological disorders?

A therapeutic intervention called multisystemic therapy has been successful in reducing teen violence, criminal activity, and drug abuse. The intervention combines which two therapies?

A significant number of people who take tranquilizers, such as Valium or Xanax, overuse the drugs and develop problems with withdrawal and tolerance.

Cognitive therapy's greatest success has been in the treatment of:

A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate stories about their childhoods. This person is most likely to be a:

Rehabilitation psychologists are concerned with the assessment and treatment of people who are physically disabled.

Don's therapist has directed him to document on a daily basis the times, places, and conditions under which he goes to smoke a cigarette. Don discovers that he often ends up smoking outside his office building with his boss and enjoys the chance to chat with her. The therapist explains to Don that these conversations are:

Suppose a new drug is developed, which increases the activity of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. This drug is most likely to:

After seeing her therapist for a month, Kenya feels that they share a bond based on mutual understanding that is helping her work through her problems. This bond is referred to as:

Your textbook discusses the results of several PET-scan studies involving people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Among those who were taking the SSRI Prozac, the metabolism of glucose in a critical part of the brain decreased, suggesting that the drug was having a beneficial effect by "calming" that area. How did this effect compare to the patients who were receiving cognitive-behavior therapy and no medicine? What does this result suggest?

_________ psychologists are concerned with the assessment and treatment of people who are physically disabled.